AccuWeather meteorologists report that the Western Pacific Ocean is experiencing a surge in tropical activity this week, with four storms stretching from Vietnam to the Mariana Islands. After two typhoons hit the Philippines Thursday and Monday, two additional typhoons are poised to potentially impact the area late this week and early next week. The previous […]
Even though the storm that Rafael threatened has dissipated and passed, the never-ending 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season isn’t quite over yet. As AccuWeather meteorologists report, a feature near the Bahamas that has been watched since last week is out of time due to an approaching front and a surge in wind shear, but the main […]
An official announcement that La Niña has formed could come as soon as mid-November, when federal forecasters give their monthly update on the climate pattern. As USA Today reports, Current mild weather notwithstanding, winter is still coming – and a looming La Niña in the Pacific Ocean could impact the forecast for winter in 2024-25. An official announcement […]
A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned out of control for a second day Thursday after destroying dozens of homes, but officials said firefighters could get a break with fierce winds expected to subside by evening. As AP News reports, more than 10,000 residents remained under evacuation orders as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some […]
Even though we’re well into the Fall season, residents of highly populated areas in California are being urged to exercise caution around fire sources as several factors combine to dramatically increase the risk of blazes this week as strong offshore winds are predicted to blow across the state. As USA Today reports, more than 25 […]
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring an area of low pressure over the Caribbean which it said is likely to develop into a tropical depression. If this turns into a tropical storm, it could be the next named storm in the basin, and would be called Rafael. As Newsweek reports, there is an 80 […]
Tornadoes and flooding spawned by sudden and severe thunderstorms tore through parts of Oklahoma on Saturday night, leaving at least six people injured and shredding homes and other properties. As CNN Weather reports, residents in Oklahoma and Texas were bracing for more severe weather from these unexpected late season storms, including possible tornadoes, flash floods, […]
That coveted extra hour for millions of Americans will come in early November, as the clocks “fall back” an hour and daylight saving time comes to an end for the year. It will pick up again in March, when the clocks “spring forward” and we lose an hour. The twice-annual time change is meant to add more […]
Hot enough for you? Unusual summer temps have been hanging on across much of the U.S., forecasters said, and no real cold is in sight in the forecast until at least mid-November. As USA Today reports, according to the National Weather Service, “a quiet and relatively uneventful fall weather pattern will be in place across the […]
Another storm threat could be brewing in the Caribbean when this historically brutal Atlantic Basin hurricane season rolls into its final month later this week, forecasters say. As USA Today reports, the season that brought massive damage − some estimates put damages from Helene and Milton at almost $100 billion − could face a new tropical threat […]